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A bacteria population increases every hour. At 12 P.M.,there are 5 cells. At 1 P.M. there are 10 cells. At 2 P.M. there are 20 cells. At 3 P.M there are 40 cells. If this pattern continues, how many cells will there be at 7 P.M? Explain

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Answer:

640 cells

Step-by-step explanation:

This means every hour it doubles. After 7 hours, it will be multiplied by 128, and 128*5 is 640 cells.

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Time       Amount of Cells

12 P.M.         5 cells

1 P.M.           10 cells

2 P.M.          20 cells

3 P.M.          40 cells

4 P.M.          80 cells

5 P.M.          160 cells

6 P.M.          320 cells

7 P.M.          640 cells

At 7 P.M. there were 640 cells